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‘It’s become uncomfortable for me’: Jordan Peterson, the controversial psychologist, moves from Toronto to the U.S. (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
The famed Toronto-based psychologist rose to prominence rallying against preferred pronoun use at the University of Toronto, but he has now made a new home down south.
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Toronto Argonauts sign American running back Kevin Brown (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
TORONTO — The Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts signed American running back Kevin Brown on Friday. The five-foot-nine, 205-pound Brown rushed for 522 yards on 101 carries in 12 games last season with the Edmonton Elks.
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CTV News Toronto at Six for Friday, December 13, 2024 (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)

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'You have to hope,' say postal workers on Toronto picket line as Ottawa moves to end strike (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
Dozens of Canada Post workers gathered outside a delivery centre in east Toronto reacted with a mixture of frustration, disappointment and hope on Friday morning as Ottawa announced it was moving to end their nearly month-long work stoppage.
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Craig Berube on Anthony Stolarz's injury status: "Good news overall... Let's just leave it at that" (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
After Friday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Anthony Stolarz’s status, Max Pacioretty’s buy-in, the keys to improved offensive production, and Bobby McMann’s imminent return to the lineup. Practice Lines – December 13 #Leafs in practice:Knies-Matthews-MarnerPacioretty-Tavares-NylanderMcMann-Minten-DomiHolmberg-Dewar-Lorentz McCabe-TanevRielly—Ekman-LarssonBenoit-Timmins WollHildeby — Terry Koshan 🇺🇦 (@koshtorontosun) December 13, 2024 What is Anthony Stolarz’s status? Berube: He’s good. I […]
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Injury Roundup: Red Wings, Maple Leafs, Wild Get Mixed News (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
Injuries are a constant in the NHL, and as the season drags on teams like the Detroit Red Wings, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota Wild are dealing with th
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'They believe in diplomacy, good luck': Doug Ford doubles down on energy threat as some premiers distance themselves (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
Doug Ford is standing behind his threat to stop providing the U.S. with electricity in response to president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs, even as several other premiers publicly distance themselves from the stance.
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Toronto hospital left without heat or hot water cancels non-essential activities (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
A Toronto hospital cancelled all "non-essential" activities on Friday after a boiler system failure cut off its supply of heat and hot water.
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Musician forced to cancel sold-out Toronto concert after Air Canada refused a seat for his cello (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
Over 1,000 concert-goers received the bad news that they wouldn't see Sheku Kanneh-Mason perform on the day of the show.
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Toronto Maple Leafs get 'good news' on Anthony Stolarz, label him day-to-day (Fri, 13 Dec 2024)
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said Friday the team got good news on Anthony Stolarz Friday, adding that the goaltender is considered day-to-day after exiting Thursday's 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks after the first period with a lower-body injury.
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Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to 8.1 million residents and has approximately 25% of Canada's population.  The Toronto metropolitan census area had a population of 5,113,149, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.

 

As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city and is one of the top financial centres in the world. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries.The Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest, is headquartered in the city, along with most of Canada's corporations. They also have an NHL hockey team, called the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

Toronto's population is cosmopolitan and international, reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, as about 49% of the population were born outside of Canada.  Because of the city's low crime rates, clean environment, high standard of living, and friendly attitude to diversity, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.  In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live in 2006.

  Residents of the city are called Torontonians.

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